At least as a course in former Yugoslavia, our country is decided within 72 hours. - If Serbian President Slobodan Milošević does not meet the Geneva Conference conditions, the US and the Bundesanct representative Stefan Sharac were asking the Balkan president in writing I JAFEER NE DREJTIM NE ISH-JUGOSLLAVI Speaking about the war and the measures, Germany... [?] The London envoy for Bosnia, Lord Owen, said yesterday on ZDF that Serbia could be internationally isolated if the conflict spreads to Kosovo. “If war breaks out in Kosovo, then there will be bombing,” he said, without directly mentioning Serbia. According to Owen, the decision will be taken very quickly, within 72 hours. He stressed that the international community is putting pressure on Belgrade to accept the peace plan and stop the offensives. Developments in the former Yugoslavia remain tense and involve Bosnia, Croatia, and the Kosovo question. Prepared by: EDI VAKONA

VLORA - Sources from the city municipality report that construction plots for housing have been approved in the neighborhoods “29 Nëntori”, “10 Korriku” and “Pavarësia”. This decision aims to ease housing for families and better organize the city’s urban expansion. Work is expected to begin after the relevant procedures are completed.

Government of the Republic of Kosovo Prime Minister Mr. Bujar Bukoshi Dear Mr. Prime Minister, In the press of 24-3-93, in the newspaper “Bota e re”, and day by day also in later press, especially in the daily “Bujku”, it has been widely written and is being written about “the supply with weapons, money and everything else to the Kosovar government”, which, according to those articles, were supposedly sent by some people “authorized” by the Government in the Republic of Albania, namely in Tirana. My name has also been mentioned in them. Therefore I feel it is my moral and national duty to inform the public opinion, in the name of the truth, that these writings are false and defamatory.

TIRANA - The first phase of Rinas Airport will soon be completed. This investment provides for the expansion of the terminal, the modernization of services, and an increase in capacity for handling around 500,000 passengers per year. According to specialists, this will have a direct impact on improving Albania’s air links with other countries.

According to official announcements, food aid from the European Community and the United States of America is expected to arrive in September. This aid will be distributed in the most affected areas and aims to address difficulties in supplying basic goods.

Prepared by: EDI VAKONA Banal parallelism of “SD Alternative” By accumulating and artificially inflating all the problems that have appeared in the process of economic reforms, the leaders of the so-called “SD Alternative” continue to fuel the fire of political destabilization. In the article published under the title “ZP...” [?] they try to compare the situation in Albania with other countries in the region, drawing speculative conclusions unsupported by facts. Their goal remains the creation of an atmosphere of insecurity and the blow to democratic institutions. (To be continued on page 2)

Asil. regarding the second scandal of “Arsidi”, the need for a full and transparent investigation has been underlined. In the public reactions, it is demanded that those responsible be brought before justice and that there be no political interference in the process.

Mr. Ibrahim Rugova in the Presidium of the Kosova Public International The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, has been elected to the Presidium of the Public International. This was decided by the 20th Congress of the Public International in Stockholm, where for the third day discussions are being held on the democratization of Albania, the former Yugoslavia, Eastern and Central Europe. /Reuter/ Baba Rexhepi of Devoll has sent a letter to President Sali Berisha TIRANA - The President of the Republic, Dr. Sali Berisha, has received a letter from Baba Rexhepi, the supreme cleric of the world’s Bektashis. At the beginning of it he writes: “We remain hopeful that the Albanians will once again win their independence and dignity.” Baba Rexhepi, in America, also refers to him as “in the clerics’ course school” and has been a well-known patriotic figure. He then highly praises the figure of Dr. Berisha and the hope he has awakened in the Albanian people. /

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